Re: [PATCH v1 00/10] mfd, x86: remove msic driver and leftovers

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Wed Feb 03 2021 - 14:06:54 EST


On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 9:15 AM Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 01 Feb 2021, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 7:45 PM Andy Shevchenko
> > <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 12:39:59PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 08:21:01AM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, 25 Jan 2021, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > This is a second part of the Intel MID outdated platforms removal.
> > > > > > First part is available as immutable branch [1]. The series has functional
> > > > > > and build dependencies, so the mentioned branch should be used as a base
> > > > > > for these changes.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Note, that some of the drivers, that arch/x86 covers, seems never appeared
> > > > > > in the upstream (like msic_ocd).
> > > > >
> > > > > What platforms stop working after this removal?
> > > >
> > > > Intel Moorstown, Medfield, Clovertrail.
> > > >
> > > > > Are you sure no-one is using them?
> > > >
> > > > Definitely.
> > > >
> > > > > I wouldn't be keen on breaking Janet's PC that she's been using daily
> > > > > and keeping up-to-date since the 90's.
> > > >
> > > > They never were in PCs.
> > > >
> > > > All of them were supported by Android and Janet won't update her phone or even
> > > > Android tablet for sure they never ever run any kind of Linux than Android.
> > >
> > > So, I hope you are satisfied and we may proceed with removal.
> >
> > Speaking of which, the patches here are requisite for SFI support
> > removal, so I'd like to route them through the ACPI tree if that's
> > fine by all of the interested parties.
>
> Shouldn't cause too much disruption.
>
> Ack provided.

Thanks!

This series has been applied as 5.12 material and will show up in
linux-next on Friday if all goes well.

I can export an immutable branch with these commits if need be, in
which case please let me know.

Andy, please proceed with the SFI support removal submission.